Western Digital Introduces WD Gold HDDs for Datacenters
Western Digital has announced a new family of hard drives specifically for data centers. The new WD Gold HDDs will feature multiple technologies that the company uses to build...
30 by on 4/19/2016
Intel Unveils New Low-Cost PC Platform: Apollo Lake with 14nm Goldmont Cores
This week, at IDF Shenzhen, Intel has formally introduced its Apollo Lake platform for the next generation of Atom-based notebook SoCs. The platform will feature a new x86 microarchitecture...
96 by on 4/15/2016
OpenPOWER Gains Support as Inventec, Inspur, Supermicro Develop POWER8-Based Servers
When IBM, Google, Mellanox, NVIDIA and Tyan founded OpenPOWER Foundation three years ago, the initiative was supported by only two server manufacturers: Google, which builds servers for itself, and...
15 by on 4/15/2016
Corsair Extends Warranty of Advanced PSUs to 10 Years
Unlike CPUs, video cards, motherboards and memory, power supplies do not get outdated after two or three years, which is why high-end PSUs usually survive multiple configurations. However, only...
19 by on 4/15/2016
ASUS Announces Three New Displays with Adaptive-Sync Technology
ASUS has introduced three new inexpensive displays for gamers with full-HD and 4K resolution: the MG248Q, the MG28UQ and the MG24UQ. The new monitors support VESA’s Adaptive-Sync technology and...
42 by on 4/15/2016
GIGABYTE Adds 75W GeForce GTX 950 to Lineup
GIGABYTE has quietly added a low-power GeForce GTX 950 video card to its lineup. The product does not require auxiliary PCIe power connector and can be powered entirely by...
8 by on 4/14/2016
USB-C Authentication Tech to Restrict Usage of Uncertified USB-C Accessories and Cables
The USB Implementers Forum has announced a new addition to the USB Type-C specification, which is projected to restrict usage of uncertified or potentially malicious accessories with reversible USB-C...
28 by on 4/13/2016
Several CAPI-Enabled Accelerators for OpenPOWER Servers Revealed
Over a dozen special-purpose accelerators compatible with next-generation OpenPOWER servers that feature the Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) were revealed at the OpenPOWER Summit last week. These accelerators aim...
9 by on 4/12/2016
Plextor Embraces TLC NAND: Introduces M7V SSD
After toying with the concept last year, Plextor has finally announced its first family of SSDs based on TLC NAND flash memory. The new M7V lineup of drives is...
21 by on 4/12/2016
EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 950 Low Power Graphics Cards with 75W TDP
EVGA this week unveiled their NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950-based video cards with reduced power consumption. As a result, these new cards do not require auxiliary power connectors and can...
26 by on 4/7/2016
Samsung Begins To Produce DDR4 Memory Using '10nm Class' Process Tech
Samsung Electronics has started to manufacture DDR4 memory using its new '10nm class' production technology. '10nm class', by definition, implies sub-20nm but without fully disclosing the methodology, similar to...
36 by on 4/7/2016
Tyan Introduces 1U POWER8-Based Server for HPC, In-Memory Applications
At this week's OpenPOWER Summit in San Jose, California, Tyan has introduced its new IBM POWER8-based 1U servers designed for high-performance computing (HPC) as well as in-memory applications. The...
36 by on 4/7/2016
IBM, NVIDIA and Wistron Develop New OpenPOWER HPC Server with POWER8 CPUs
IBM, NVIDIA and Wistron have introduced their second-generation server for high-performance computing (HPC) applications at the OpenPOWER Summit. The new machine is designed for IBM’s latest POWER8 microprocessors, NVIDIA’s...
50 by on 4/6/2016
HP Unveils Spectre: The World’s Thinnest Laptop
HP has announced its new Spectre laptop - the world’s thinnest 13.3” notebook. Despite its miniature size, the Spectre uses Intel’s Core i5/i7 microprocessor, a PCIe-based SSD, a full-size...
75 by on 4/5/2016
Lenovo Upgrades 2-Way ThinkStation Workstations with Intel Xeon E5 v4 CPUs
Lenovo this week upgraded its range of 2-way workstations with Intel’s new Xeon E5 v4 microprocessors as well as recently announced NVIDIA’s Quadro M6000 24 GB graphics card. The...
16 by on 4/1/2016
EVGA Rolls Out SC17: High-End Gaming Laptop Designed for Overclocking
EVGA this week officially introduced its SC17 laptop designed for demanding gamers, which combines rather high performance with UHD display. The system features an Intel Core i7 microprocessor with...
30 by on 3/31/2016
Foxconn Takes Control of Sharp
Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest contract maker of consumer electronics, announced on on Wednesday that they have officially acquired Sharp, a major maker of LCD panels and various...
7 by on 3/30/2016
Acer Unveils New Chromebook 14 with Up to 14-Hour Battery Life
Acer this week introduced its new family of Chromebooks that wed performance with portability. The new laptops feature multi-core x86 microprocessors, 14” displays as well as aluminum chassis. Even...
42 by on 3/30/2016
Toshiba Details Its PC Business Reorg: Set to Concentrate on Tecra and Portégé Brands for Business Users
Toshiba this month revealed its finalized PC business strategy for the future. As expected, the company intends to cease selling consumer personal computers outside of Japan and plans to...
23 by on 3/29/2016
Price Check: Prices of Unlocked Intel Core i7-6700K, i5-6600K Continue to Drop
When Intel first introduced its high-end Skylake-S CPUs with unlocked multiplier about half a year ago, it was not easy to get them and for a long time the...
49 by on 3/29/2016
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